Seminole math teacher re-arrested after 2nd student said he had sex with her

Lyman High School

Scott Kimbrough (Seminole County Sheriff's…)

May 10, 2013|By Jerriann Sullivan and Susan Jacobson, Staff Writer

A Seminole County high school teacher who was arrested and accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student was re-arrested Friday after a second female student told investigators they had a sexual relationship when she was 15.

The second girl told the Seminole County Sheriff's Office that she and 39-year-old Scott Kimbrough, who teaches at Lyman High School, had sex twice at his house near Winter Park in 2011 when she was 15, a report states. She also said she sent him nude photos of herself.

The first girl told authorities Wednesday that she and Kimbrough also had sex at his home. Those encounters happened at least three times in the past three months, investigators said.

An investigation was initiated after teachers and students told Longwood police they saw what appeared to be inappropriate conduct between Kimbrough and the first teen. The school is in Longwood.

Seminole County Schools Superintendent Walt Griffin made a recommendation to the Seminole County School Board to fire Kimbrough, schools spokesman John Reichert said.

Unless Kimbrough requests a hearing, the board will move forward with his termination at its next meeting on Wednesday.

Kimbrough, who has been with Seminole County schools for 13 years, teaches analysis and algebra classes in addition to sponsoring the anime club and Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honors society.

Following his arrest, the Seminole County school district placed Kimbrough on suspension with pay because that is the only immediate action it can take, Reichert said.

Kimbrough was being held without bail late Friday at the Seminole County Jail on two counts of sexual assault and two counts of lewd or lascivious behavior in connection with the allegations by the second girl. He was arrested on three counts of sexual battery in connection with the allegations by the first girl.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is investigating the possibility of additional victims and urging anyone with information to call investigators at 407-665-6650.

Lyman High School was named one of the 2,000 public high schools in the nation by The Daily Beast.